http://boston.parenthood.com Boston Parents Paper - Guide Infants http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/content_files/img_logo_rss.png http://boston.parenthood.com http://boston.parenthood.com/article/parents-still-giving-cold-medicine-to-young-kids.html A new poll of parents finds that more than 40 percent are giving their very young children over the counter cough and cold medicines to relieve cold symptoms, despite federal warnings against this. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/parents-still-giving-cold-medicine-to-young-kids.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:09:37 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/boston-labor-and-delivery-trends.html Standards of care in labor and delivery at Massachusetts hospitals have changed in recent years, from how medication is used to when doctors will induce labor to what happens to the baby immediately after birth. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/boston-labor-and-delivery-trends.html Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:11:34 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/babys-first-dental-visit.html Today's dentists want to start seeing children for the first time before they hit age 1. Oral health is crucial to overall physical health, and finding a good "dental home" for your child and family is just as important as finding a doctor. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/babys-first-dental-visit.html Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:28:38 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/baby-steps-to-better-photos-of-infants.html Babies are beautiful! Follow these tips from local photographers for taking better photos of your precious little one. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/baby-steps-to-better-photos-of-infants.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:28:21 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-in-need-of-a-vertical-couch.html New babies mean less sleep. Here, our Pure Guesswork columnist Steve Calechman proposes some inventions he'd like to see created to help parents and their infants get more shut-eye. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-in-need-of-a-vertical-couch.html Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:41:37 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3044332.jpg 68 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-the-70s-almost-hurt-my-baby.html In the latest Boston Parents Paper installment of our Pure Guesswork column, writer-dad Steve Calechman struggles with how to prevent flying objects from interrupting a stroller ride for his infant son. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-the-70s-almost-hurt-my-baby.html Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:15:52 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3042612.jpg 68 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-panic-in-aisle-3.html The first installment of our new humor column chronicling the adventures of a new dad follows our intrepid hero into a grocery store with his infant son for the first time. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/pure-guesswork-panic-in-aisle-3.html Fri, 25 May 2012 13:18:07 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3040972.jpg 68 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/nicu-infants-life-in-a-hospital-nicu.html Boston Parents Paper takes a closer look at the hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where doctors, nurses and other caring staff provide life-saving care for newborns in medical distress and extraordinary support for their families. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/nicu-infants-life-in-a-hospital-nicu.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:24:52 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3039112.jpg 128 86 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/diapers-whats-best-for-baby-and-mother-earth-cloth-disposable-hybrid-or-none-of-the-above-4f68b97e19e0d.html When it comes to "green" living, nothing poses a bigger dilemma for environmentally-conscious parents than what type of diaper to use on your baby. Here's a dispassionate look at the diaper, in all its forms, and which type is better for the Earth. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/diapers-whats-best-for-baby-and-mother-earth-cloth-disposable-hybrid-or-none-of-the-above-4f68b97e19e0d.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:06:02 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3037512.jpg 97 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/parent-education.html Trying to broaden your parenting skills, or understand the way your child learns and behaves? Check out the parent education workshops, lectures and programs available this month in various Eastern Massachusetts locations. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/parent-education.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:27:50 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/3001052_photo_3024232.jpg 71 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/boston-parents-paper-2011-family-advocate-of-the-year.html Each year, the Boston Parents Paper honors a person or organization committed to helping local families in need. Our 2011 Family Advocate of the Year is Boston's Room to Grow, which provides supplies and support to families of children up to age 3. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/boston-parents-paper-2011-family-advocate-of-the-year.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:44:02 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3021712.jpg 83 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/talk-to-us-heres-how-you-can-be-seen-and-heard-in-the-boston-parents-paper.html Got something to say? The Boston Parents Paper wants to hear from you! Email us your input or ideas for our My Turn column, our What Works for Us brief, our Relationships department and more! http://boston.parenthood.com/article/talk-to-us-heres-how-you-can-be-seen-and-heard-in-the-boston-parents-paper.html Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:38:34 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3020172.jpg 100 73 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/household-word-columnist-carol-band-signs-off.html Longtime humor columnist Carol Band has penned her last "A Household Word" column for the Boston Parents Paper. As she prepares to move on to new stages in her life, read her take on parenting "lasts" and why they're much trickier than "firsts. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/household-word-columnist-carol-band-signs-off.html Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:02:26 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3020132.jpg 100 75 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/4e0386ed1dbdd.html What to do when your mother-in-law's critical comments about your parenting are hurtful and frustrating? A local psychologist and our readers weigh in with advice. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/4e0386ed1dbdd.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:59:38 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3020072.jpg 91 83 http://boston.parenthood.com/article/birthing-in-the-bay-state-trends-and-news.html Our annual look at pregnancy and childbirth in Massachusetts explores free-range childbirth, traditional baby names, re-purposing baby gear and the state's distinction of having the most twins and the oldest first-moms in the nation. http://boston.parenthood.com/article/birthing-in-the-bay-state-trends-and-news.html Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:11:08 EDT http://boston.parenthood.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_3017652.jpg 62 83